The geography of bliss
Subtitle: one grump's search for the happiest places in the world
By: Eric Weiner
Edition: First trade edition.
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780446698894
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Travel; Happiness
Other titles: One grump's search for the happiest places in the world
Description: Draws on the author's experiences as a foreign correspondent to evaluate more than three dozen countries for their happiness potential, in a survey that includes profiles of such locales as the American shores, glacial Iceland, and the Bhutan jungles.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Various printings.

With an afterword and reading group guide.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340).
Table of contents: title: The Netherlands : happiness is a number; title: Switzerland : happiness is boredom; title: Bhutan : happiness is a policy; title: Qatar : happiness is a winning lottery ticket; title: Iceland : happiness is failure; title: Moldova : happiness is somewhere else; title: Thailand : happiness is not thinking; title: Great Britain : happiness is a work in progress; title: India : happiness is a contradiction; title: America : happiness is home; title: Epilogue. Are we there yet?